Square vs NextLevel Base
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square
Monitor your business performance, finances, and team from anywhere in real time. Track sales, manage cash flow, and update schedules with this powerful analytics tool.
- Real-time business monitoring
- Sales and performance tracking
- Financial management
- Team scheduling and payroll
- Customer management
- In-app notifications
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Have peace of mind with the new Square Dashboard app. Get a unified look at your business and manage essential tasks from anywhere in real time. Track business performance, monitor your finances, manage your team, and connect with your customers, all while you’re on the go. Stay on top of your business. Get alerts with in-app notifications. Track your business with multilocation reporting and sales reports. Plus, get data on your top sellers and performers. Understand and control your cash flow. Integrate your sales and spend reports, automate your budgeting, pay your bills, and manage your linked credit cards. Maintain smooth operations with team management tools. Make updates to schedules, view and edit timecards, and run payroll all in real time.
NextLevel Base
This app provides comprehensive business and finance training resources. Access video lessons, connect with coaches, and download materials. Track progress, stay motivated, and receive event reminders to foster leadership growth.
- Training videos
- Coach contact
- Downloadable materials
- Progress tracking
- Motivation tools
- Event reminders
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This app is a comprehensive training tool to help you succeed in business and in finance! Watch training videos, contact coaches, and download the materials for your success! Track your numbers, get held accountable, and boost your motivation by using the "Tracking" section! Get reminders for training, meetings, and major events coming up! Grow into leadership, access new material and content to get promoted to RVP!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Square at weekly against NextLevel Base's every 5 months. Square also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 2). NextLevel Base's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NextLevel Base holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 3.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Square ships an update weekly, NextLevel Base every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square | NextLevel Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 320 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Chase Kellis |
Customer experience
Square
NextLevel Base
Bugs and requests
Square
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Login issues after updates
- Widget stopped working after updates
- Freezing and not loading data
Requested features
8 requests- Make 52 weeks the default comparison
- Add iPad version
- Projections and estimated future income
- Ability to control what clients see
- Sound notifications for orders
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- More detailed reporting and breakdowns
- iPhone X support
- Ability to track net sales instead of just gross
NextLevel Base
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases
NextLevel Base
No in-app purchases
